Flights Los Angeles → Tampa
LAX → TPA
Route overview
The flight route from Los Angeles to Tampa operates with an Airbus A320 and has a high on-time performance rate of 84%, with the average delay being just 5.1 minutes. Originating from Los Angeles International Airport, which opened in 1926, this route connects to one of the busiest airports by passenger traffic, serving over 21 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Los Angeles (LAX) → Tampa (TPA) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 442 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.13%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Tampa: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Los Angeles (LAX) to Tampa (TPA) heads east for about 3,466 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 45m.
Departures from Los Angeles on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 68% of LAX-TPA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Tampa it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 442 tracked LAX-TPA flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 1.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about LAX-TPA
On the Los Angeles (LAX) -> Tampa (TPA) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 442 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Los Angeles-Tampa is 1.13% across 442 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
